2027 Cricket World Cup

The 2027 ICC Cricket World Cup will be the 14th edition of the Cricket World Cup, a quadrennial One Day International (ODI) cricket tournament contested by men's national teams and organised by the International Cricket Council (ICC). It is scheduled to be played in South Africa, Zimbabwe and Namibia in October and November 2027.[1] This will be the second time that South Africa and Zimbabwe will have co-hosted the tournament, after the 2003 edition, while Namibia will host it for the first time. The tournament will expand to 14 teams,[2] and will have the same format that was used during the 2003 edition.[3] However, a modified version of points carry forward (PCF) from 1999 edition will be re-introduced in the 2027 edition.

2027 ICC Cricket World Cup
DatesOctober 2027 – November 2027
Administrator(s)International Cricket Council
Cricket formatOne Day International
Tournament format(s)Round Robin and Knockout
Host(s)South Africa South Africa
Namibia Namibia
Zimbabwe Zimbabwe
Participants14
Matches54

Qualification
Main article: 2027 Cricket World Cup qualification
Qualification Pathway for the 2027 Cricket World Cup.

South Africa and Zimbabwe (co-hosts) along with the top eight teams in the ICC ODI rankings will qualify directly for the competition, while the remaining four spots will be decided by the 2026 Cricket World Cup Qualifier. Although Namibia will co-host the competition for the first time in their history, they will not be guaranteed a spot because they are not a full ICC member, and as a result they will have to go through the standard qualification pathway.[4]

Means of qualification Date Venue Berths Qualified
Host nation 16 November 2021 — 2
ICC Men's ODI Team Rankings — Various 8
2026 Cricket World Cup Qualifier — TBD 4
Total 14

Format

The competition will use two groups of seven, with the top three teams in each group progressing to a Super Six stage, followed by semi-finals and a final. Each team in a group will play all the other sides in the same group once.[5] The format was previously used in the 2003 edition. However, a modified version of points carry forward (PCF) from 1999 edition will be re-introduced in the 2027 edition.

References
  1. "USA to stage T20 World Cup: 2024-2031 ICC Men's tournament hosts confirmed". t20worldcup.com. Retrieved 19 February 2023.
  2. "Cricket World Cup to revert to 14 teams from 2027". The Hindu. 1 June 2021. ISSN 0971-751X. Retrieved 19 February 2023.
  3. "The Old Super Six Format Returns, Look At Changed ICC Cricket World Cup Rules". news.abplive.com. 1 June 2021. Retrieved 22 April 2023.
  4. "ICC announces qualification pathway for 2027 World Cup | News". www.cricket.com. Retrieved 14 March 2023.
  5. "ICC announces expansion of global events". International Cricket Council. Retrieved 1 June 2021.
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